The power couple discusses the first episode of season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. There's more tv talk as we dive in and try to catch up on the highly praised FX show, The Americans. In comics this week we talk about Superman: American Alien #5, Power Man and Iron Fist #2, and Ms. Marvel. We also discuss some interesting podcasts from the week and other exciting geek news.
GeekChew No. 36: A Metaphor Wrapped in the Sneaky Guise of a Comic Book
The power couple discusses the latest trailers for Game of Thrones and Captain America: Civil War, as well as some upcoming projects like Netflix's Iron Fist, the new Black Panther Series, and the Dark Tower movie. We also talk about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, a new Netflix original movie. Comic books from this week include Doctor Strange and Descender. And in television we discuss 11.22.63, Breaking Bad, and Cooked.
GeekChew No. 35: Podcasts About Other Podcasts is the Future of Podcasting
The power couple discusses the new Ghostbusters trailer and other movie stuff, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Children of the Corn. In comics we talk the new Black Widow series and Descender. For tv consumed this week we really enjoyed Last Week Tonight, 11.22.63, Veep, The Fall, and The Bachelor. We also talk about some other podcasts like Serial, Stuff You Should Know, and Sources Say. We close it all out with Girl Scout cookies... get 'em while you can!
GeekChew No. 34: The Great Breakfast Taco Debate
The power couple discusses the second trailer released for season 2 of DareDevil and briefly talk about Spectre, the latest Bond movie that was just released for home viewing. A lot of tv talk for this week as we cover the season finale for X-Files, the second episode of 11.22.63, The Bachelor, and Unreal. A couple of new podcasts include the Minimalists and The Podcast Dude, both of which offer helpful tips for life and stuff. Awesome comics this week included Dark Knight III and Black Magick. Also, an article from The Atlantic sheds light on the secretly warring factions from disparate parts of Texas that demand satisfaction via credit for creation of the breakfast taco.
GeekChew No. 33: Robot Arms Are My Favorite Kind of Arms
The power couple discusses the new Deadpool movie and the trailer for season 2 of DareDevil on Netflix. We debut our new metal theme music, provided courtesy of Ryan McCracken. In tv stuff we talk 11.22.63, Hulu's new mini-series based on the Stephen King book of the same name. We also hit on the second to last episode of the new X-Files. Comic book talk includes Power Man and Iron Fist, Superman: American Alien, and Lazarus.
GeekChew No. 32: Who Doesn't Like Emily Blunt? Nobody. That's who.
The power couple discusses the world of comics with Pretty Deadly, Doctor Strange, and Batman. In television we're out on The People vs. OJ Simpson and in on The Leftovers, Veep, and The Batchelor. For movies we watched Kung Fu Panda 3, Magic Mike, The Visit, and the first half of Sicario. Instead of talking about podcasts we talked about some podcasts advertisers we are either trying or interested in, like Headspace and The Great Courses Plus. We also hit on the SuperBowl and Valentine's Day.
GeekChew No. 31: Kylo Ren is My Evil Batman
The power couple tries to make it easier to record by basically eliminating format... and research... and cogency. For comics we briefly touch on DareDevil, Pretty Deadly, and the new Spider-Man series. In television the X-Files is back, Legends of Tomorrow has aired a few episodes, and Unreel and The Batchelor are on Charlene's mind a lot. We also talk about superior podcasts like Stuff You Should Know, the Channel 33 podcast network, and The Vertical.
GeekChew No. 30: The Final Girls/Paper Girls
The power couple discusses the new movie The Final Girls, starring Taissa Farmiga and Malin Akerman. The movie, now in limited release for theaters but also available to rent and stream online, follows Max (Farmiga) and her friends when they pulled into the world of a classic slasher film. It puts a funny twist on a lot of genre tropes and is well worth a watch. We also talk about the new book from Image Comics, Paper Girls. Written by Brian K. Vaughn with art from Cliff Chiang, it follows a group of paper girls out on their routes in the early morning of All Saints' Day in 1988. The first issue builds the world and characters really well, then shifts gears halfway through and the story arc takes off. Check it out!
GeekChew No. 29: The Martian/The Private Eye
The power couple records our first, but not last, pod while geographically separated. Sound quality suffered, but we'll keep trying to get it right! This week we talk about the new Ridley Scott movie, The Martian. Starring Matt Damon and a super duper all-star cast, the movie is based on a novel by Andy Weir about an astronaut who gets stranded on Mars. It's a great movie that's funny and smart, fairly scientifically accurate (according to people who would know), and really well acted. It's awesome sauce. We also discuss Vol. 1 of The Private Eye, the digital book from Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin that's available on panelsyndicate.com for whatever price you think is fair. Set in 2076 LA in a world where a now-defunct Internet once dumped all private information out into the world, the story follows a paparazzo who gets pulled into investigating a murder. Surprise! We thought this book was also awesome. Two awesome things, one podcast.
GeekChew No. 28: Fall TV Preview... sort of
The power couple discusses some of the new shows that premiered last week as the fall TV season kicks off. We talk about a couple of NBC shows, Blindspot and Heroes Reborn, as well as two more from Fox, Scream Queens and Minority Report. We are quickly intimidated by the live-plus-three rating system, deciding to almost completely ignore it. We also exit the viewing of these four episodes a little tepid on the new network television submissions. But we will press on and continue watching TV for the common good. We also share some geek news!
GeekChew No. 27: Bitch Planet #5/Batman #44/A-Force #4
The power couple discusses Bitch Planet #5 from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro, a book published by Image Comics. We talk about the series to date and how important it is to the medium and to us personally. We look at the storyline, but also how effectively the creators are using every part of a comic book to make an important statement/call to action. We also talk briefly about Batman #44, a one-shot detective story arc from Scott Snyder and JOCK that draws a lot of parallels to many of the important social issues that come to the fore again and again in today's society. We take another short detour to talk about A-Force, from G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett, a super fun series that ties into the Secret Wars event at Marvel. Finally, we choose a new show for the fall TV season to follow and discuss: Blindspot on NBC, Monday's @ 10 EST for anyone who wants to follow along!
GeekChew No. 26: Plutona #1/Lazarus #19/Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra
The power couple discusses the first issue of Plutona, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Emi Lenox. The first issue of a five-part mini-series published by Image Comics, Plutona #1 introduces us to the main characters of the story and offers a startling introduction into a new superhero-inhabited world. From there we move on to Lazarus #19, written by Greg Rucka with art by Michael Lark. We've talked about Lazarus before, but the series just keeps getting better and better and issue nineteen was no exception. And finally, we also really enjoyed the new one-shot from Marvel Comics, Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra. Written by David Mandel with art by Michael Walsh, the book is loaded with humor as it tells the story of a rank and file member of Hydra and the challenges of everyday life - both at work and at home.
GeekChew No. 25: Trailers/Tig Notaro
The power couple discusses trailers for the post-summer blockbuster movie season, with highlights including Black Mass, Final Girls, and The Witch. There looks to be a whole slew of great movies on the way, and we talk first impressions about a lot of them right here. We also just recently watched the Netflix documentary Tig, which details many of the challenges of the last few years for comedian Tig Notaro, and saw Tig's new HBO stand-up special, Boyish Girl Interrupted.
GeekChew No. 24: Exquisite Corpse/Fantastic Four
The power couple discusses Exquisite Corpse, a graphic novel from Penelope Bagieu, originally published in France in 2010 and brought to the US this year by First Second Books. We both loved this book and would recommend it to anyone. We also talk about the new Fantastic Four movie, directed by Josh Trank and starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jaimie Bell. Hear what we thought about the movie and the noise surrounding its production/results at the box office. Finally, Charlene's Notable this week was the upcoming movie Pod, an intense looking new horror movie from director Mickey Keating. Eamon's Notable this week was Jon Stewart's last episode of The Daily Show, which ended an amazingly influential run in late night television.
GeekChew No. 23: Mr. Robot/The Shadow Hero
The power couple discusses The Shadow Hero, last year's graphic novel about the Green Turtle. Published by First Second, it's a superhero origin story written by Gene Luen Yang with art by Sonny Liew. The Green Turtle was originally created in 1944, had only a five-issue run in comics, and is rumored to be the first Chinese-American superhero in comics; Yang brings the hero back to life with this story. We also talk about the new USA Network show Mr. Robot, starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater. The show is about a cyber-security engineer/hacker who is recruited to help take down a huge corporation. As USA's first attempt at prestige television, Mr. Robot does a ton of things right and the intrigue continues to build as the season goes along. We highly recommend this show. Charlene's Notable this week is the end of Matt Kindt's MIND MGMT series and the one-shot follow-up conclusion, NEW MGMT. Eamon's Notable is Jason Reitman's live reading of the Big Lebowski, held at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.
GeekChew No. 22: Hawkeye #22/Ant-Man/Ex Machina
The power couple discusses Hawkeye #22, the final issue of the Matt Fraction and David Aja run. A great issue to end an amazing series, we talk about the story and the art and the overall effect that this Hawkeye book has had on comics in general. We also talk about the new Ant-Man movie, Marvel's latest superhero offering that stands out because of its unique approach to Marvel's version of the superhero genre movie. Directed by Peyton Reed, Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, and Corey Stoll. Lastly, we talk about Ex Machina, the new movie from director Alex Garland and starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleason, and Oscar Isaac. The movie is a tense sci-fi drama (with a very small cast) about the advent of self-aware artificial intelligence, and does a great job with a lot of associated themes. Eamon's Notable this week is that Hulu has made the entire series of Seinfeld available on demand, and he throws in some other cool Seinfeld stuff. Charlene's Notable is the news about ABC's television series Once Upon A Time that came out of Comic-Con, and why it's so important to her.
GeekChew No. 21: We Stand On Guard/Archie/7 Days in Hell
The power couple discusses the new book from Image Comics, We Stand On Guard, written by Brian K. Vaughn with art by Steve Skroce. The story is set in Canada, the year 2124, 12 years into a war between the United States and Canada. It's got giant robots, crisp art, lots of action, and an interesting hook: definitely a book worth reading. We also talk about the newly relaunched Archie series, written by Mark Waid with art by Fiona Staples. The talent of the creative team shines as the story pulls you in immediately, making Riverdale feel both fresh and well established for new and old readers alike. Finally, we also hit on HBO's faux sports documentary 7 Days in Hell, starring Adam Samberg and Kit Harrington. This 43 minute mockumentary details a 2001 Wimbledon match that somehow stretches over an entire seven-day span. It is absolutely hilarious. Charlene's Notable this week is Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods, particularly the tenth anniversary full cast audio book edition, which she is listening to for a second time. Eamon's Notable is the NBA free agency (emoji-filled) saga that rocked the Twitter-verse last week.
GeekChew No. 20: Mulan: Revelations/Effigy
The power couple discusses the first issue of Dark Horse Comics new series Mulan: Revelations, from creator Robert Alter, writer Marc Andreyko, with art by Micah Kaneshiro. It’s a cyberpunk vision of future China, where a virus threatens a tech-dependent society and it seems only a descendent of the legendary Mulan has the cure. Issue number one does a great job building characters, the future world, and the art is fantastic. We also talk about Effigy, a new series that just wrapped up its first arc, published by Vertigo and written by Tim Seeley with art by Marley Zarcone. We say that there’s a lot going on this book so many times through the pod that it must be true: murders, the occult, gender and societal perception, fame as religion, reality vs. script… seriously, it is a lot. Charlene’s Notable this week is Framebridge, the custom picture frames and online art framing site from which she ordered a Father’s Day gift. The site is awesome and easy to use, pretty much our only prerequisites. Eamon’s Notable this week was the flurry of Spider-Man news, as the new web-slinger was cast for both Marvel and Sony movies as the studios collaborate to get Spidey just right for many upcoming projects. Also, Charlene refers to a lot of things as “creepy” this week.
GeekChew No. 19: Ei8ht/Inside Out
The power couple discusses the first arc of Ei8ht, the new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson, published by Dark Horse Comics. Adapted from Albuquerque's Brazilian web comic, Tune 8, the series introduces the Meld as a place out of time and embroiled in conflict. We also saw the new Pixar movie, Inside Out, and talk about our reactions to the movie and how well it captured our imaginations when measured against the high standard Pixar has set for itself. Charlene's Notable for the week is the new podcast Mystery Show. Eamon's Notable for the week was twofold and included Batman #41 and Ms. Marvel #16, both very good standalone comics.
GeekChew No. 18: Constantine: The Hellblazer/Gotham Academy
The power couple discusses the first issue of DC Comics (post-Convergence) Constantine: The Hellblazer, written by Ming Doyle and James Tynion IV with art by Riley Rossmo. We have been looking forward to this one for a while, and it did not disappoint. We also talk about one of our favorite ongoing series, also from DC Comics, Gotham Academy. Written by Brenden Fletcher and Becky Cloonan with art by Karl Kerschl, the distinct style and fun characters of Gotham Academy set it apart. Charlene's Notable this week is the app game Slayin (even though she called it Slayer) from FDG Entertainment. Eamon's Notable is an upcoming series from Image Comics, Tokyo Ghost, written by Rick Remender with art by Sean Murphy.